With Jaylen Brown leading and Jayson Tatum back, Celtics are whole again and NBA title contenders
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics heard loud and clear what everyone what was saying about them before this season.
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Celtics star Jayson Tatum filled with 'gratitude' in his return to court following Achilles surgery
BOSTON -- There were times when Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum wasn't sure if he'd make it back to the game that was abruptly taken away from him last season.
It made every moment he experienced in his return as special as any he's had so far in his basketball career.
It made every moment he experienced in his return as special as any he's had so far in his basketball career.
Celtics' Jayson Tatum listed as 'questionable,' on verge of return 9 months after Achilles surgery
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is on the verge of making a return to NBA action nine months after rupturing his right Achilles tendon injury during last season’s playoffs.
Patriots' Maye had pain-relieving injection in shoulder before 3 turnovers in Super Bowl loss
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Drake Maye was a dependable and steadying force for the New England Patriots this season. The second-year quarterback never got the chance to be that when his team needed him most in the Super Bowl.
Patriots QB Drake Maye credits his success partly to competing with his brothers at a young age
When Drake Maye thinks about what it took for him to make it to the Super Bowl in just his second NFL season, his mind drifts to some of the stiffest competitions he’s ever faced.
Patriots coach Mike Vrabel has built a culture that has his team on the verge of Super Bowl history
Mike Vrabel has focused on creating a specific culture during his first season as coach of the New England Patriots.
The tone was set when he first spoke to the team prior to the start of the offseason program in April.
The tone was set when he first spoke to the team prior to the start of the offseason program in April.
Patriots' Stefon Diggs has helped fuel Super Bowl run with his fire on the field
Left back pylon. One knee. Head bowed. Eyes closed.
That is how Stefon Diggs will spend some of his final moments prior to kickoff of the first Super Bowl of his career.
That is how Stefon Diggs will spend some of his final moments prior to kickoff of the first Super Bowl of his career.
Maye throws 3 TD passes, Stroud has 4 INTs as Patriots top Texans 28-16 to advance to AFC title game
Mike Vrabel returned to New England on a mission to have the franchise playing again in meaningful games in January — as he did so often as a player. In his first year as the head coach, he wanted to do it by building a culture of players that wanted to perform for each another.
Melo says 'I know what I gave to the game' in night of tears, memories for 2025 Hall of Fame class
Carmelo Anthony learned tough lessons coming of age playing basketball on playgrounds in Brooklyn and Baltimore.
Scandals, some changes in public perception highlighted the year for sports betting
In the six years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to offer sports betting, each successive year has set a record for the amount of money wagered legally.
Another new high-water mark of close to $130 billion is expected by the end of 2024. It coincides with what has been a year of reckoning rocked by high-profile scandals.
Another new high-water mark of close to $130 billion is expected by the end of 2024. It coincides with what has been a year of reckoning rocked by high-profile scandals.
Wembanyama's 1st Olympics ends in tears and a silver medal. But he put his stamp on the Paris Games
PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s first Olympics ended with tears, not gold. But he put the U.S. — and the rest of the international basketball community for that matter — on notice that he has arrived.
Serbia's Bogdan Bogdanovic says Carmelo Anthony-inspired 3-point gesture was done out of respect
PARIS (AP) — The video went viral — Bogdan Bogdanovic doing the same “3 to dome” celebration of tapping three fingers to the side of his head after a made 3-point shot that retired Carmelo Anthony popularized during his career.
Nikola Jokic leads Serbia to Olympic basketball bronze medal with a 93-83 win over Germany
PARIS (AP) — When it was all over, Bogdan Bogdanovic pumped his fist and leaped high as his teammates celebrated at midcourt and Serbian flags waved wildly in the Bercy Arena stands.
France has booed Joel Embiid throughout the Olympics. Now the US faces France for basketball gold
PARIS (AP) — It was Joel Embiid’s time to celebrate. And he savored every second.
Serbia threw lots of 3-pointers at Stephen Curry, US in Olympic semifinals. It wasn't quite enough
PARIS (AP) — Trailing and with its streak of four consecutive Olympic gold medals in danger, the U.S. team was trying desperately to mount a semifinal comeback.
France back in men's basketball gold medal game after win over Germany in Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — With blue, white and red flags waving in the stands and cheers blaring around them, France’s players took in the moment.
Nikola Jokic quietly has Serbia in the mix for Olympic gold as team faces US in semifinals
PARIS (AP) — Nikola Jokic was headed to the locker room in Bercy Arena after having just helped his team complete the largest comeback in Olympic basketball history in its quarterfinal win over Australia.
Victor Wembanyama is ready for the spotlight in Paris as France chases an Olympic medal
PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama is finally about to get a taste of the Olympic spotlight — in the host city.
Ant-Man's World: U.S. hoops star Anthony Edwards' Olympics experience is 'everything I dreamed'
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France -- (AP) — Anthony Edwards is having the time of his life at these Olympics.
South Sudan's Olympics didn't have a storybook ending, but it inspired it to add layers to its story
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan’s players trudged through the handshake line after a 96-85 loss to Serbia that eliminated their team from the men’s Olympic basketball tournament.They took in long embraces from opposing players from whom they’d earned total respect. The team lingered near midcourt as the crowd inside Lillie’s Pierre Mauroy Stadium on Saturday night applauded the effort it had shown pulling off a near-upset of a Serbian team ranked fourth in the world by FIBA. Fans –...
South Sudan coach, basketball federation president accuse refs of bias after Olympic loss to Serbia
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan’s coach and basketball federation president said referees were biased against their team after a 96-85 loss to Serbia on Saturday that ended an exciting run for the lone African team in the men’s basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics.
Giannis Antetokounmpo waited years to be in the Olympics. Setbacks aside, it's been 'incredible'
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo has waited a long time to be on the Olympic stage.
Defeated but not broken, South Sudan basketball has chance to continue its Paris Olympics odyssey
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan came to the Paris Olympics riding a wave of firsts.
Paris bound: Canadian basketball team heads to knockout round eyeing first Olympic medal since 1936
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Canada coach Jordi Fernandez knew his team wasn’t the biggest in what has been called the most talented field in men’s Olympic basketball history. He has banked on it being the toughest.
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